September 18th, 2014 by Lyle Smith

Toshiba has launched EXCERIA UHS-I SD Memory Cards, their new line of EXCERIA products. Meant for professional or amateur photographers and videographers, the new EXCERIA memory cards are designed for continuous shooting and full HD (including 4K resolution) video and are available in a wide-range of sizes at an affordable price tag.

June 12th, 2014 by Adam Armstrong

The SanDisk Ultra Plus SD memory card is a small step up from their Ultra memory card. Available in 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB, the SanDisk Ultra Plus memory card boasts of speeds "twice as fast as ordinary SDHC cards;" claiming read speeds of 40MB/s. It is ideal for taking pictures and recording in full HD, while maintaining a budget-oriented approach. The SanDisk Ultra Plus is compatible with SDHC/SDXC enabled and SDHC-I/SDXC-I UHS-I enabled devices.

May 25th, 2014 by Lyle Smith

We previously reviewed the new Samsung PRO microSD card (along with its SD iterations) and found it to be an excellent addition to the microSD market, even challenging the usually untouchable SanDisk line of flash cards. This time around, we are looking at the EVO microSD line, which offers a more mainstream profile than that of the PRO family and is specifically designed newer mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. That said, the EVO cards are still quoted to post some pretty decent numbers, with Samsung claiming a potential of 48MB/s read transfer speed using a UHS-I interface. Like its SD companion, Samsung simply states that its write speed is slower than its transfer speed. Normally, we would be a bit unsure as to how it would perform based on such a generic statement, we are quite certain that it will post results on the same level as we saw in our previous EVO flash card review.

May 24th, 2014 by Adam Armstrong

The ADATA Premier Pro series of SDXC UHS-I Speed Class 3 (U3) are SD memory cards for top-end camera work. The ADATA Premier Pro cards have read/write speeds of 95/60MB with a minimum constant write speed of 30MB/s allowing efficient large file transfer and editing speeds. Not only does the ADATA Premier Pro cards have fast speeds they also come in high capacity, up to 128GB, to ensure uninterrupted photography and video recording.

May 18th, 2014 by Adam Armstrong

The ADATA XPG SDXC UHS-I Speed Class 3 (U3) is a SD memory cards for top-end camera work. The ADATA XPG card has read/write speeds of 95/85MB with a minimum constant write speed of 30MB/s allowing efficient large file transfer and editing speeds. Not only does the ADATA XPG card have fast speeds they also come in a good capacity to ensure uninterrupted photography and video recording.

May 16th, 2014 by Tucker Mindrum

The new Standard cards, along with the EVO and PRO cards, encompass Samsung's updated line of advanced SD and microSD cards. These new releases represent a range of performance and price, with the Standard microSD line serving users that require the least in terms of performance and capacity (in exchange for the lowest available price). Samsung reports transfer speeds of up to 24MB/s or roughly 180 photos/min, which is plenty for low demanding use cases.

May 15th, 2014 by Lyle Smith

Along with the new line of SD cards Samsung announced last month, a new updated family of microSD cards were also released, all of which are also designed for different use cases for levels of high end digital imaging and mobile devices. The 32GB Pro unit, which, like its SD Pro brethren, offers an impressive set of specifications with quoted read and write speeds of 90MB/s and 80MB/s (with UHS-1 interface) respectively. Samsung indicates that their microSD PRO line has the ability to capture photos and video 4x faster than typical microSDs, which is likely a legitimate claim based on these numbers as well as our recent reviews of the SD line. This allows them to seamlessly capture full HD video when using cameras.

May 11th, 2014 by Lyle Smith

Last month, the Samsung EVO line was launched alongside updates to the PRO and Standard SD and microSD cards, all of which are designed for different levels of high end digital imaging and mobile devices. We recently reviewed the 64GB Pro card and found it to be one of the best, if not the best, offerings of its class. This time around, however, we will be looking at the Samsung 32GB EVO SDHC card, which offers a more mainstream profile than the Pro line. Even so, Samsung’s new EVO line of SD cards are still specced to offer decent speed and performance to enable full HD video recording and high resolution pictures. Also worth noting is the new EVO branding for memory cards, which shares that of Samsung's line of high-performing but value-priced SSDs.

May 4th, 2014 by Lyle Smith

The Samsung Pro SD family is one of the newly launched lines of advanced SD and microSD cards that were announced in April of this year, all of which are designed specifically for high end digital imaging and mobile devices. The new cards, which are available in PRO, EVO and Standard categories, cater towards different use cases and performance levels for both consumers and professionals. The Pro line supports Ultra High Speed (UHS-I) Class 1 level performance and quoted to offer read speeds up to 90MB/s and writes of 50MB/s, respectively.

April 18th, 2014 by Lyle Smith

Toshiba has introduced the world's fastest microSD memory cards and the first in the industry to comply with the UHS-II interface standard as well as being UHS Speed Class 3 (U3) enabled. Available in 32GB and 64GB capacities, Toshiba’s new microSD cards also offer high-quality 4K video capture at constant minimum write speeds of 30MB/s, allowing 4K/2K video, live broadcast and content can be recorded on high-performance cameras.